All About Color #BF4040

#BF4040

About #BF4040

#BF4040 is a medium red color with the hex code #BF4040. In RGB it is red 191, green 64, blue 64; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 50%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 66%, 66%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 5.22:1 on white and 4.02:1 on black.

#BF4040 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBF, 40, 40
CMYK0.00%, 66.49%, 66.49%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal191, 64, 64
HSL0°, 50%, 50%
RGB Octal277, 100, 100
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 66.49%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10111111, 1000000, 1000000
CIE-L*AB45.79, 50.77, 28.41
RGB Percent74.90%, 25.10%, 25.10%
CIE-L*CH45.79, 58.18, 29.23
XYZ24.24, 15.11, 6.49
CIE-L*UV45.79, 95.72, 20.65
xyY0.53, 0.33, 15.11
Hunter-Lab38.88, 43.29, 17.32
RYB74.90%, 25.10%, 25.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BF4040 on a dark background: contrast 4.02:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BF4040 on a light background: contrast 5.22:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BF4040, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BF4040 · #D68585 · #7A2929 · #40BFBF · #85D6D6

Analogous palette

#BF40BF · #BF4080 · #BF4040 · #BF8040 · #BFBF40

Triadic palette

#BF4040 · #40BF40 · #4040BF · #D68585 · #85D685

Tetradic palette

#BF4040 · #80BF40 · #40BFBF · #7F40BF · #7A2929

Monochromatic palette

#4D1919 · #862D2D · #BF4040 · #D27979 · #E6B3B3

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